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GEORGE C. FONG, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE V. DUEÑAS, RESPONDENT.

GEORGE C. FONG, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE V. DUEÑAS, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 185592 | 2015-06-15

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION

BRION, J.:

We resolve in this petition for review on certiorari[1] the challenge to the September 16, 2008 decision[2] and the December 8, 2008 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 88396.
 
These assailed CA rulings annulled the June 27, 2006 decision[4] and October 30, 2006 order[5] of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 64 (trial court), which directed respondent Jose V. Dueñas (Dueñas) to pay Five Million Pesos (P5 Million) to petitioner George C. Fong (Fong), and imposed a six percent (6%) annual interest on this amount.

Factual Antecedents
 
Dueñas is...